Archive for November 2nd, 2019
Truck plummets down Philippine ravine, kills 19
Nineteen farmers were killed in the mountainous northern Philippines when a truck carrying them and sacks of rice seeds plunged backwards down a deep ravine, police said [...] » More
Filipinos pack cemeteries to remember the dead
Filipinos poured into cemeteries by the millions on Friday for a rite to remember their dead, blending expressions of grief and faith in Catholic-majority Philippines with a [...] » More
Dramatic images show impact of deadly earthquakes in Philippines
At least 14 people have died after a series of earthquakes rattled the southern Philippines. A 6.5 magnitude quake struck on Thursday morning, local time, in the Tulunan area [...] » More
Thai king creates boot camp-style ‘unity’ courses
Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to the monarchy, [...] » More
Chinese premier’s visit set to bolster China-Thailand, regional ties
The upcoming visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will bring more development opportunities to Thailand while boosting ties between China and the Association of Southeast [...] » More
Thailand looks to Indian arrivals for new wave of tourism
With two million Indian tourists expected for this year, reports in both Thai and English language media claim visitors from India are ‘set to transform’ [...] » More
Feature: China’s e-commerce tech helps Thailand digital economy boom
Young Thai clothing designers Nunthapong Boonnao and Manassawee Suangkaew used to run a store to sell clothes they create in the Thai capital. In 2018 they decided to close [...] » More
Indonesia religious body staffer falls foul of own laws
An Indonesian man working for an organisation which helped draft strict religious laws ordering adulterers to be flogged was himself publically whipped Thursday after he was [...] » More
CORRECTED-Indonesia’s 2020 biodiesel consumption seen at 9.5 million KLassociation
* The Indonesian Biofuel Producers Association (APROBI) estimates around 9.5 million kilolitres (KL) of domestic biodiesel consumption in 2020 as the country implements B30 [...] » More
Sri Mulyani swears in Suryo Utomo as new tax office chief
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati appointed Suryo Utomo, formerly expert tax compliance staff to the minister, as taxation [...] » More
Indonesia reviewing terms of EU trade deal as WTO palm oil spat brews: vice foreign minister
Indonesia’s vice foreign minister Mahendra Siregar said Jakarta is reviewing a draft trade deal with the European Union in the run-up to filing a complaint against the [...] » More
Lack of standardisation hampers logistics business: Experts
Despite the government’s massive infrastructure development intended to boost connectivity, Indonesia still has a long list of major challenges to be addressed in the [...] » More
Indonesia threatens to report countries for refusing to take back waste
Police gear up as 10,000 supporters expected for Tanjung Piai Nomination Day tomorrow The police are expecting about 10,000 political party supporters at the Tanjung Piai [...] » More
AG to Jho Low: Stop hiding and come back, Malaysia will give fair trial
Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho who is wanted in Malaysia over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) still has to face charges locally despite recently reaching a [...] » More
One of Malaysia’s first eWallets bites the dust
With more players entering the competitive eWallet space, Digi appears to have thrown in the towel for its VCash eWallet. The digital wallet is barely two years old and they [...] » More
